Baboró turns thirty

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

For three decades Galway has hosted Ireland’s flagship festival devoted exclusively to children and families, and to celebrate its 30th anniversary this autumn, Baboró has unveiled its most ambitious programme to date.

A taste of salt in city centre

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

A new community festival to celebrate the city’s coastal connections will run at Galway Rowing Club in Woodquay, and the University of Galway’s Ryan Institute, from Friday, September 11, to Sunday, September 13.

Clifden commands song and rhythm of Connemara

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The 49th Clifden Arts Festival, from Thursday, September 17 to Sunday, September 27, has lined up its most ambitious and wide-ranging music schedule to date, beyond its multidisciplinary programme of literature, visual arts, theatre, film, architecture and ideas across Clifden and Connemara.

Sniggering satirists and sketchy scribblers to swarm city

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

When the avowed theme of an artistic extravaganza is ‘having a laugh’ there must be sarcasm there, somewhere…

Wild art in Oughterard

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The Wild Things is a solo exhibition from contemporary Irish artist Cat Coogan who lives in Oughterard.

Connemara central to new exhibition

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The exhibition marks the return of Marjoram’s work to The Kenny Gallery, celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who passed in 2024, but whose paintings continue to resonate with lovers of the Irish landscape.

The Death Notice Disco: raw and revealing

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

On a weeknight in the West End, there’s a Death Notice Disco held after hours in Plámás.

Galway artist shortlisted for the AIB Portrait Prize 2026

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Enda Burke, an artist from Galway city, has been shortlisted for the AIB Portrait Prize alongside 25 other artists from across the country with his photograph Dad and Elvis.

Dig into Galway’s literary and cultural history at the Autumn Gathering

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

The Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering breaks fresh ground this year with a new website, theme and leadership.

Making waves: new bilingual booklet celebrates Inis Meáin’s rich coastal heritage

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

A new bilingual booklet featuring previously undocumented folklore about the island’s rich coastal heritage was launched officially this week on Inis Meáin, the middle of the three Aran islands.

Cladaí Inis Meáin (The Shores of Inis Meáin) is a practical field guide which explores local traditions, names, and stories about the seaweeds and seashells found on the island’s rocky shores, featuring details about seaweed harvesting, local proverbs, children's rhymes, unique names heard only on Inis Meáin, as well as ecological information about the island’s coastal biodiversity.

Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds brings East Galway tradition to life in Ballinasloe

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Ballinasloe will once again become a meeting place for traditional music, song, dance, heritage and community spirit when Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds returns from September 3 to 6, 2026.

New Galway choir Meitheal calls on the community to raise its voice

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Meitheal, a brand new community chamber choir from the Galway arts collective Unhinged, is now welcoming singers of all abilities to join. Under the artistic direction of Oran Tobin, the choir will create unaccompanied choral music rooted in Irish place, myth and living tradition, and it is looking for voices from across the community to bring it to life.

The circus kids have come to play

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Being a child of the circus, I sometimes envy those with a hometown; forever holding an accessible answer to that recurring question: where are you from?

Galway talent along Yellow Brick Road

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

The Wiz opened to rave reviews on Tuesday night as Twin Productions celebrated thirty years of creating musicals.

Salthill scribbler scores pitch to publishers

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Salthill writer and journalist Colin Sheridan has been named one of just twelve winners of an international writing competition which attracted 804 submissions from 38 countries.

Funding fizzle for Tuam's bright sparks

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Sparkcatchers! in Tuam have been awarded a total of €24,280 through the Arts Council’s Youth Ensembles Scheme.

Comedy of kitchen counter dreams

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Somewhere in rural Ireland, a housewife is practising her martial arts, rapping, mime and swimming, but only audiences at the Town Hall Theatre on Thursday, September 3, will discover this legend in her own lunchtime.

Kilskeagh ruins host first church service in centuries

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

The first Mass to be held in centuries at Old Kilskeagh Church and Graveyard will take place this evening, Thursday, August 20, as part of Heritage Week.

BOOK REVIEW: Pilot’s short war career is high point

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

In his review of a biography of a County Galway fighter ace, military historian PADRAIG LENIHAN finds both local interest, and a welcome counterweight to the notion that aerial dog fights were anything but bloody and brutal

Athenry marks two decades of heritage events

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

Despite less than ideal weather conditions last Sunday, Athenry Walled Town Day 2026 proved to be a success on its 20th anniversary, with an estimated 8,000 people in attendance.

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